…was the right solution 140 years ago when the original bridge was falling down through neglect, and remains so today, on the second anniversary of bridge closure. Accordingly, we wrote to the Prime Minister recently. John Dixon by Ian Pearce…

…London bridges. For the recent £9.6M repairs to Albert Bridge, RBKC paid £2.6M in line with many other bridge repairs as recent research indicates, while TfL paid £7M. The £9M refurbishment of Chiswick Bridge was paid for by TfL. Since…

…bridge without incident recently. There are currently over 300 sensors and strain gauges on the bridge which provide a continuous alert monitoring system. Concept design for the main bridge solution is being finalised by consultants in the next couple of…

…by TfL , extending the TfL government support grant as required. (Click on images for full-sized versions, then scroll through the set) Temporary bridge – overview Temporary bridge – deck detail Temporary bridge – span detail Temporary bridge – assembly…

…England are satisfied that this won’t harm the setting of the Grade 2* bridge. Bridge with double decker temporary – Barnes side Bridge – widening the walkways old vs new Bridge – double decker cutaway Bridge – double decker cutaway…

TfL is planning a temporary footbridge parallel to Hammersmith Bridge at the request of H&F Council, to assure pedestrian and cycle transit throughout the repair programme. The aim is to give over the entire Bridge space to the continuing works,…

…There are two options for providing a temporary crossing for the public during this repair work: Foster & Partners bridge proposal The Foster scheme on which we reported last year, involving a ’tube’ structure within the Heritage bridge passing between…

…the effect of surrounding developments on the Bridge silhouette and general loss of visibility over time, using archive photographs (small selection shown below) to support our contention that the paint treatment of the Bridge should be revisited so the Bridge…

Hammersmith Bridge, photo: Jane Bain The bridge acts as the visual icon of Hammersmith and the silhouette of one of the towers forms our own logo, for example. Any of you that have travelled over the bridge over the last…

…a definitive programme of repair work to the Bridge, starting as soon as practicable. At the date of this writing, a statement from the task force is promised. Follow #HammersmithBridge on Twitter and Hammersmith Bridge Closure group on Facebook for…